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Woolwich backs physician recruitment effort Chamber effort to receive $1,500 in each of next three years as township sees need for local action STEVE KANNON A shortage of family doctors has Woolwich wandering back into territory usually left to the province: health care. Woolwich will chip in $1,500 in each of the next three years to support physician recruitment efforts in the area. This week’s decision follows a request from the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, which has been
spearheading the search for new doctors for the past decade. The township is officially recognized as an under-serviced area by the Ministry of Health. At least six more doctors are needed to serve the population; almost 7,000 people are without a primarycare physician, the chamber suggests. In Kitchener and Waterloo, that figure is almost 35,000; a further 22 doctors are re-
quired. In the absence of funding from the province, the cities have each pledged $20,000 a year to the chamber program. Woolwich’s contribution reflects its much smaller population. Although slightly reluctant to spend money on a provincial mandate, the need outweighs squabbling about jurisdiction, said Coun. Mark Bauman, expressing a sentiment shared by others in council chambers
Tuesday night. “We have a doctor shortage. Somebody has to step up and try to resolve it.” The contribution should be followed up by sending a message to the province that it should take note of the situation, he added. “It’s hard for me to spend taxpayers’ dollars to go out and recruit physicians without mentioning something to our representatives at Queen’s Park.”
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Chief administrative officer David Brenneman, who along with Mayor Bill Strauss attended the last recruitment event, said the program has paid dividends for the township – recruited doctors have set up shop here. “I believe that’s dollars well spent,” he said of the township pledge. “If the municipalities don’t do it, it just won’t get done. “Increasingly, municipaliSee DOCTORS page »02
Region eyes bus service to Elmira Pilot project gets green light to establish route from Waterloo to stops in St. Jacobs and Elmira
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MAkING THE RoUNDS Logan Barclay-Heer is all smiles as he gets airborne at the victoria Day celebrations may 19 in Conestogo. The activities were organized by the Conestogo-Winterbourne Optimist Club.
After eight years of discussion, Woolwich Township is finally on the brink of having Grand River Transit service extended from Waterloo to St. Jacobs and Elmira. “It’s something that we’ve been working on for a long time, but this is the closest we got to committing to something,” said Woolwich Township Mayor Bill Strauss. At a Waterloo Region committee-of-the-whole meeting last week, staff recommended that a one-year trial of bus service start up in September 2009; the proposal was ratified by regional councillors meeting Wednesday. Strauss and regional chair Ken Seiling suggested that the date be moved up to this September, a request that will be considered as the region prepares a report on the pilot project. See TRANSIT page »06
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“I’m definitely getting married in Velcros, and when I die, I’ll get buried in Velcros.”
Rod Martin
STEPPING UP Waterloo’s Rod Martin (left) and Elmira’s David Paisley have made the top-25 in Microsoft’s Share Your Passion contest. The duo made a one-minute video about Martin’s “passion” for Velcro shoes that could earn PHOTO | vanessa moss the guys $25,000 if they receive the most votes from visitors to the contest site.
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Local pair in running for $25,000 video prize with humourous short focusing on shoes VANESSA MOSS Waterloo’s Rod Martin loves his Velcro shoes. He has climbed down the Grand Canyon in them, hitchhiked from Prince Rupert, B.C. to Ontario in them and now might win $25,000 because of them. Martin, 24, and his friend David Paisley, 20, from Elmira have made the top-25 in Microsoft’s Share Your Passion video contest. Microsoft judges chose their oneminute film among roughly 600 entries from across North America to be included on the contest website. Now, it will be up to site visitors to select the grand prize winner before June 1. Considering the entry only took them an afternoon to film, edit and submit at the last minute, Martin and Paisley are pretty excited. “I was like, ‘oh my goodness, I could actually win money,’” Paisley said of his reaction upon making the top-25.
The video came about after Martin received an e-mail about the contest and decided to “do something goofy.” To enter, he needed to make a video about his “passion” using Windows Movie Maker. Since he has been defending his choice of wearing Velcro shoes for years, writing the script was pretty easy – he also has experience writing plays for Wallenstein Bible Chapel. Enlisting the help of Paisley, who makes promotional and wedding videos in his spare time, the boys set to work describing Martin’s passion. “They’re uglier than sin, they’re not at all popular with the ladies and the only other people who wear them are grouchy old janitors: in a counter-cultural-ness race, Velcros win,” Martin explains at the beginning of the video. He goes on to argue that his favourite footwear is lightweight, cheap and available in two colours: black and grey. Not to mention that Velcros are sturdy enough to outlast all kinds of adventures, including a seven-hour
hike up and down Yosemite’s Half Dome in California. Martin also eats out of his Velcro shoes on tape and compares their smell to that of buttered popcorn. “I frolic in my Velcros, I hug trees in my Velcros, I’m definitely getting married in Velcros, and when I die, I’ll get buried in Velcros,” Martin quips. On paper, all these ideas might sound a little strange, but Martin’s acting makes the piece humourous and as of Thursday afternoon it had earned 1,126 votes, putting the duo in second place overall. When they entered, they knew they had a good shot since the competition is not the greatest, Paisley said. “We were like, ‘well, we could put something better than that together.’” If they win, the friends plan to donate at least $1,000 to either the Woolwich Memorial Centre – in the form of an arena seat dedicated to Velcro shoes – or the Val Ferguson Trust Fund. “I’m pretty pumped about that rec. centre coming in and when you get a
chance to get blessed with bonuses then it’s fun to give it to other people too,” Paisley explained. With the remaining funds, Paisley wants to buy a car (something fuel-efficient like a Ford Focus), while Martin is choosing to save. A $25,000 payout would be a welcome bonus for both, since Paisley is finishing up his computer science degree at the University of Waterloo and Martin graduated in the same field last spring. The latter is now creating software for Crez Basketball and volunteering at Lutherwood Group Home. Paisley is working for C.L. Martin & Co. in Floradale over the summer. Martin said he hopes people vote for them because he is “kind of a friendly guy” and their video is the most entertaining of the bunch. As of press time, the guys’ main competition was a father whose passion is seeing his triplet sons grow up. To view the Velcro Shoes and other videos, visit www.microsoft.ca/passion.
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» FROM THE EDITOR | STEVE KANNON
Overpopulation at the root of planetary woes mate change, food shortages, peak oil, epidemics and a host of similar unsettling facts. At the root of all those problems is the issue of population. Quite plainly, there are too many of us. That, says Madeline Weld, is the elephant in the room. It’s there, but nobody wants to talk about it. Weld, a biologist at Health Canada, is president of the Population Institute of Canada, based in Ottawa. The organization’s mandate is to raise awareness about the perils of overpopulation. It’s something of an uphill battle, she notes. Politically correct thinking dictates the topic be swept under the rug. Because the largest growth is taking place in the developing world, it looks paternalistic for the West to talk about population control. Birth rates have fallen dramatically in Canada, the U.S. and Western Europe, with immigration spurring much of the growth. Not talking about it, however, doesn’t mean the problem does not exist. It certainly won’t go away simply by ignoring it, says Weld. The institute advocates that each country take responsibility for its own population growth. In Canada, that would involve immigration flows. Weld takes issue with the idea Canada is a large country with plenty of room. Geographically large, the country is full of uninhabitable stretches. The fact is, many people end up in southern Ontario, for instance, where prime agricultural land is disappearing rapidly. Even here, where the climate change debate is front and center, we can do our part by controlling population numbers, she says, challenging the need for continuous growth.
“If we’re trying to reduce our carbon footprint, then why do we need more feet?” Every additional person adds to the demand for resources. Because Canada is a cold country, we need to heat our homes and we need to import food for much of the year, meaning more fossil fuel consumption, as an example. Along with restricting our own numbers, Canadian officials can act by tying international aid and investment to the population-growth policies of recipient countries, Weld adds. It’s evident much of the problem lies in the Third World: Asia, Africa and South America. China and India are the largest countries, with the latter set to outstrip the former in a matter of years. China has a one-child policy that has helped – there are about 400 million fewer people than there would be otherwise – but even small percentages add up when you’re talking about 1.3 billion people. Globally, the population increases by about 75 million a year. To put things in perspective, she says, the 2004 tsunami that wreaked havoc in the Indian Ocean killed about 250,000 people, representing a little more than one day’s
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population growth. The impacts of overpopulation are clearly evident, particularly in Africa. Wars are fought over territory. Ethnic and tribal battles are commonplace, most recently in South Africa. Economic and environmental refugees abound. And food riots are breaking out in places. The problems will only get worse as the population grows and resources get scarcer. That’s true of everything from oil to water. Weld expects conflicts to grow more common as time goes on if nothing is done to reverse the trend. “The more of them that there are, the less likely people are going to have any resources.” Given that we’re short-term thinkers, change is unlikely to come any time soon. For those of us in the West, our habits will continue until external forces require us to change: most notably, when we feel it in our wallets. A little intervention now could prevent a disaster down the line, though she’s not overly optimistic about the prospect. “There might be no way to avoid a catastrophe – it’s likely we’re going to pursue growth until we hit the wall.”
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How much is enough? With turkey dinner, for instance, it’s the point before you feel the urge to undo the button on your pants. When it comes to the number of us scurrying around on the surface of the planet, however, the answer isn’t as clear. There are those who say our technology and ingenuity will make room for plenty more than the 6.7 billion of us around today. Other researchers argue we’ve already far exceeded the planet’s carrying capacity. I side with the latter. The last thing the Earth needs is more of us. It took thousands of years for us to reach a population of one billion by 1804. However, it took only 123 years for us to double to two billion in 1927. The population hit four billion in 1974, and just 34 years later, we’ve added another 2.7 billion. Such is the power of exponential growth. As a closed system with finite resources, the planet can only do so much for its inhabitants, which includes a long list of animals and plants not labeled ‘home sapiens,’ a fact we overlook at our peril. Every person, even one living the most basic of existences – an altogether too common scenario in much of the world – puts a demand on the ecosystem. We all need air, water and food as a minimum. Providing just that places another burden on the planet; those of us living in the consumption-mad West each place far stress on those resources. We are deluged with stories about cli-
Ebonnie Hollenbeck Works at the Elmira Golf Club Pro Shop, Lives in St. Clements
Are you a golfer? “I’m learning to be a golfer this year, so I’ve golfed just a couple times. I’ve been on the driving range a lot so it’ll be a learning experience for me this summer for sure and I’m really excited to learn while I’m here.” Do you watch golf on TV? “Yes I do. My dad watches it all the time on Saturdays.” What’s the most difficult aspect of the
game to learn? “The short game: putting.” What were you doing before you started working here? “I was finishing school (EDSS) and then I was doing my own little art exhibition for a while there: paintings to sell to people.” What type of paintings? Fine art: acrylics, oils. Are you continuing with post-secondary schooling? “I’m going to start Queens in September so I’m really excited for that.”
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Special study levy on hold
St. Clements Library to undergo repairs
Author illustrates his point at John Mahood
Breslau residents are still on the hook for $30,000, but the township will pick up the cost initially, awaiting the results of a servicing study in the village. The sum represents a 30-percent share of a $100,000 report to get underway later this year. a consultant will look at long-term solutions to problems of shallow wells running dry in the core. The study will also encompass the elroy acres subdivision, where homes are on municipal water, but not sanitary sewers. some 197 households will split the $30,000 costs – about $152 apiece – but councillors decided this week to hold off charging a special levy until after the study is completed and the full impact on residents is known.
Family fun day for Fergusons
Councillors decide quick fix is the best option for building MARC MIQUEL HELSEN
a day of family fun is set for may 30 at the elmira arena and Lions Hall to benefit the children of valerie Ferguson. The event from 4-9 p.m. will feature a magic show, face painting, clowns, bouncy castles and a performance of the musical Cinderella Downtown at 7 p.m. adults will also be entertained with auctions and a barbecue. all proceeds, including free will offerings will be donated to the children’s trust fund, set up at the elmira Bank of montreal.
Extra day off for Wellesley Prompted by a staff request, township councillors this week granted staff permission to take June 30 as vacation, a personal day, or unpaid leave prior to Canada Day, which would have the effect of closing down township operations for two days. as council debated the issue, chief administrative officer susan Duke and public works director Will mcLaughlin offered to attend work on June 30 to keep the township office open. Council was split on the issue.
BIA budget gets approval Beautification – including $10,000 for its hanging plants downtown and $2,500 for tree replacement and flower beds – leads the way in spending as the elmira BIa tabled its 2008 budget may 20 at Woolwich council. That money is part of the $30,000 budget the downtown business organization receives from Woolwich Township, funds collected through a special-area levy on commercial properties in the core.
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bEHIND THE PAGES John mahood P.s. welcomed author and illustrator Werner Zimmermann to the school for an interactive presentation may 15. Zimmermann displayed his work, explaining the art of illustration.
PoNDERING Grade 2 student, EYES FoRWARD From right, Kelsey Fleming, madison Liese, marlee KerTony Domzella, listens intently to nick, Grade 3 students, get an eyeful of Zimmermann during his talk at the Zimmermann’s presentation. elmira school.
General wear and tear and some missing corners from the exterior of the St. Clements Library building prompted Wellesley council to approve upgrades to the downtown facility. Meeting Tuesday night, councillors discussed the merits of sinking money into a building that is owned by the Catholic Archdiocese of Hamilton and leased by the municipality. Under the terms of the old lease agreement, the township is responsible for any maintenance issues. Located in the downtown core, the building could become even more of an eyesore were it left unattended. As a result, councillors discussed whether to replace the existing siding, or simply repair the corners and paint the facility instead. “There has been some thought that perhaps
this library will not meet the needs of the community in the long run; the questions is, do we go to the extent of doing a complete residing of this building at this point in time,” explained chief administrative officer Susan Duke. After some debate, councillors finally approved a motion authorizing the director of public works to facilitate those building repairs to a maximum cost of $4,000. The work is expected to cost $2,000 to $3,000. Funds will come from the 2008 reserve fund. “If we’re going to proceed and look for another location, let’s do it now and let’s not put good money after bad money; let’s fix the mess and what needs to be fixed,” said Coun. Herb Neher, noting that re-siding the building would not be in the township’s interest given community demand for library services could outgrow See LIBRARY page »06
Initiative to institute a culture of conservation Province launches Energy Conservation Week as follow-up to Earth Day activities MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Hoping to ride the wave of environmental consciousness that was set in motion by the World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour held Mar. 29, Ontario’s Conservation Bureau is hosting its first ever Energy Conservation Week May 25-31. “It is an opportunity to celebrate what’s going on, and it speaks to one of the real challenges with electricity conservation: that it’s invisible,” said Peter Love, the province’s Chief Energy Conservation Officer. Unlike other environmental stewardship projects, like the more tangible blue box program
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more thought than other initiatives and this is a good way to keep tabs on energy consumption. The second involves believing that change is possible: “I want them (Ontarians) to believe that when they do something it will make a difference,” said Love. Finally, Love hopes that Ontarians will act. Energy woes and climate change cannot be solved on their own, he said. “Everywhere, we are going to have to find ways of participating and encouraging conservation.” While Wellesley Township isn’t planning anything specific for Energy Conservation Week, its municipal staff will con-
tinue to do what it does on a daily basis: turning off lights and computers at the end of a work day. In addition to this, the municipality is now studying geothermal energy as a heating/cooling source as it works on building plans for an extension to its administration building. “We are designing our office addition with the environment in mind,” said chief administrative officer Susan Duke, adding that staff is also looking at construction methods such as energyefficient insulation. “We are looking at other methods to try to reduce the impact from an environmental perspective for this construction, in-
cluding using things like window treatments that will conserve energy,” said Duke. While Love said he hopes Ontarians will help celebrate Energy Conservation Week, he stressed the importance of making the event a daily practice. “We are looking for a change in culture; we’re looking for a culture of conservation and that’s not going to happen over night,” he explained. However, with the right attitude and consciousness, an hour can turn into a week, a week into a month and so on. “Then it becomes like the blue box: it’s just engrained in our DNA now in Ontario that we recycle.”
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FOR SAFETY’S SAKE At top, Rachel LePage, communications coordinator for Automotive Industries Association of Canada, flew in from Ottawa to lend a hand at the Car Care event held May 10 at the Price Chopper parking lot in Elmira. Ron Martin takes a peak beneath the hood.
Optimists salute youths Four Conestogo Public School students were honoured for excellence by their peers and teachers Tuesday as the Optimist Club of Conestogo-Winterbourne handed out its Youth Appreciation Awards. Grade 8 students Blake Ziegler and Emily Mickel and Grade 4s McKayla Wilkins and Oliver Ne-
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order one now to have it in service in 2009. The money for the Linwood rescue truck will be put into the 2009 budget. Council also approved the purchase of 25 portable radios with 25 spare batteries, 25 speaker microphones and seven chargers from Spectrum Communications at the cost of $60,0732. Helping to offset those costs is a grant of $17,482.50.
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the small facility in the near future. “If we’re not going to look at it for another five years or so, then I would say, ‘yeah, ‘it’s worth the while,’ but to spend $10,000 or even $4,000 at this point on a building that’s not ours … it’s not that it is necessary.” To date, there have been few, if any, comments from the public regarding the adequacy of the
facility, said Duke. “There has been no impetus from the community to consider relocating that library, or to use a different facility. This is strictly a comment based on the knowledge that that building is small and that at some point in time it may be considered to be inadequate; there’s been nothing come out of the community to say we need a new library right now,” she said.
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The problem with starting service so soon is the lack of time available to promote it, develop a route, create bus stops and check the equipment, among other tasks, Seiling said. A decision about their request will be presented in the report in late June or July, said Strauss, Woolwich’s representa-
tive on regional council. The concept of bringing bus service to Elmira was originally brought up eight years ago by residents who requested it. “Now, with the price of gas, I have more requests lately, ‘get the transit going,’” Strauss said. Grand River Transit already takes passengers from Conestoga Mall to
St. Jacobs on Thursdays and Saturdays, stopping in the village and at the farmers’ market and outlet mall. So far, that route has been very successful, leaving Strauss optimistic about the extension to Elmira. As long as the passenger fares cover 45 per cent of the operating costs during the trial period, the
service will continue on a regular basis, he said, adding that those figures represent the average income for buses in Kitchener-Waterloo over the last few years. He said he hopes the buses will help reduce the ever-increasing backup of traffic between Waterloo and Elmira. “There are just too many cars on the road.”
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Spooked horse drags buggy, takes out car MAY 14
A collision involving a runaway horse drawing a buggy and a motor vehicle occurred on Manser Road, near Linwood, on the afternoon of May 18. The horse appears to have been spooked by a loose bolt that fell out of the carriage. The driver was thrown off the carriage when the horse took off, but suffered just minor injuries. The horse subsequently collided with a 1996 Pontiac Sunfire when it went through the intersection at Manser Road. A pedestrian then contained the horse. The buggy was demolished, but the car suffered just minor damages. jectory suggests that the bullet may have come from the field as a result of a local hunter firing a stray bullet. There were no injuries.
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4:12 AM | A vehicle that was originally reported stolen to Wellington County OPP was found in the parking lot of a downtown Elmira establishment. The ignition had been punched and both left tires were flat. There are no suspects at this point, but the vehicle was towed for fingerprinting and the investigation continues. 7:15 AM | A collision involving two vehicles brought police to the area of Arthur Street South near the Tim Hortons restaurant in Elmira. One vehicle had been heading southbound on Arthur Street when it slowed for some traffic lights and was rear-ended by another vehicle. The first vehicle incurred only minor damages; the second, major front end damage. The operator of the second vehicle was charged with ‘careless driving.’ 7:26 AM | A vehicle was stolen from 374 Arthur St. S. some time overnight. Unknown suspects took a white, 2006
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Chevy Silverado. The crew-cab pickup with a cap on the back was seen in Dundalk driving towards Owen Sound. It was involved in a gas drive-off. 10:09 PM | Police were called to the scene of a rollover on Glasgow Street near the Grey Silo Golf Course. Two occupants were in the vehicle when it rolled over and hit a hydro pole, taking it down. It turns out that alcohol was not a factor. Both occupants, 16 and 17 years old, were taken to the hospital. One female was treated for abrasions on her arm and undetermined head and neck injuries; one male was taken by air ambulance to Hamilton for unknown injuries. The investigation continues.
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the marker Z71412 was lost somewhere along highway 400/89. 10:53 AM | Another trailer plate bearing the marker C9281N was reported missing. 3:03 PM | A black Dodge Dakota with a red bird painted on the hood was stolen when the owner left it unattended, and with the keys inside the vehicle, while parked at Shoppers Drug Mart in Elmira. The plate bears the marker 4242 7W. A wooden toolbox storing some $2,500 worth of plumbing and gas fitting tools and a used dishwasher were in the truck at the time. 4:48 PM | Police were called to a rollover in the area of Maryhill and Crowsfoot roads in Woolwich Township. A 1987 Chrysler van being driven by an 83-year-old man failed to stop for a stop sign and struck another vehicle that was southbound on Maryhill Road. The southbound vehicle, a 2007 Pontiac van, ended up leaving the roadway and rolling over. The driver of the first vehicle was charged with ‘fail to yield to traffic on thru highway.’
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brought down some Rogers Cable wires in Heidelberg. Rogers was notified. There were no charges or injuries.
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6:38 AM | Police received a report that, at some time between 10 p.m. on May 17 and 2 a.m. on May 18, a wallet containing a driver’s license, debit card and approximately $100 in cash was stolen from a vehicle belonging to an Arkansas resident, which had been parked on Martha Street in Hawkesville. The driver’s door handle was broken. 9:53 AM | A men’s mountain bike was found leaning against a tree in the area of 64 First St. W. in Elmira. It may be claimed by its rightful owner at Division 3A of the WRPS. 10:43 AM | A maroon 1996 Grand Voyager minivan was taken from 4 Erb St. Police later discovered that the theft of the vehicle was related to the theft of a Dodge Dakota on May 16. Police determined that the owner of the Dakota, a friend of the owner of the minivan, had been in possession of a copy of the latter’s keys – with an address tag – before his own keys were
stolen along with the Dakota. There are no suspects. 3:40 PM | Four hubcaps were taken from a 1996 VW Jetta that had been parked at 51 Arthur St. S. in Elmira. Nothing was taken from the inside of the vehicle despite the fact that the driver’s side window had been broken. 5:19 PM | A collision brought police to Arthur Street, near the Tim Hortons. It appears that the drivers, following the rear-end collision, exchanged information on their own before parting ways; after some time, one of them notified police of the incident. The investigation continues.
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9:21 AM | A women’s 18-speed mountain bike was found and turned into police; it may be claimed by its rightful owner at the Elmira detachment. 8:48 PM | A horse running loose on Maryhill Road sparked a number of people to set after the animal on foot trying to head it off. Eventually they caught up with it on Crowsfoot Road, near Katherine Street. It was stopped and returned to its rightful owner.
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10:03 AM | Police were called to 16 Mill St. in Elmira, where they had dealt with a bag stolen from a motorcycle just two days before. This time around police were called to the scene because it appears that the motorcycle had been stolen from a shed. A padlock used to close the shed was missing and the bike was gone. The white bike, a Suzuki XR1, bears the plate 1J343. 10:32 AM | A trailer plate bearing
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8:22 AM | Police received a report of some property damage at 86 Muscovey Dr. in Elmira. A vehicle had been parked in the area when, at some time between 8:30 p.m. on May 13 and 5:30 p.m. on May 14, the rear driver’s side window was smashed, causing approximately $75 worth of damage. There are no suspects. 11:00 AM | A trailer plate bearing the marker B7898B was reported missing somewhere in southwestern Ontario. 11:38 AM | Two vehicles collided on Farmers’ Market Road, near King Street in St Jacobs. One vehicle had been making a lefthand turn into a construction site when it collided with another vehicle that had attempted to overtake it. One driver was charged with ‘attempt to pass while roadway not clear.’ 1:02 PM | Police received a report of a theft from a Mill Street, Elmira resident. The complainant had left a bag on top of his motorcycle while parked outside on the driveway. When he came back outside he noticed that the bag, which contained ID and credit cards, was gone. That Visa card was later used in Listowel. Some witnesses reported seeing a white pickup truck stop and take off quickly from that location. Several purchases were made in Listowel and an attempt to withdraw money was made, but was ultimately unsuccessful. The investigation continues. 1:13 PM | The resident of 1684 King St., St. Jacobs notified police of a bullet hole in the side of the house. The hole is believed to have been caused by a 22-calibre firearm. The tra-
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Forking out for doctor shortage In putting up $1,500 for each of the next three years, Woolwich councillors did so knowing full well the health-care system is a provincial responsibility. Still, there’s a shortage of doctors, and local recruitment efforts are needed in the absence of any action from Queen’s Park or Ottawa. Woolwich is designated as an underserviced area by the Ministry of Health; an additional six family physicians are required to properly serve the township, where an estimated 7,000 people are without a family doctor. The ministry-recommended ratio is one physician to 1,380 people. Based on that ratio, using regional population figures from 2006, Kitchener-Waterloo requires 237.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) family physicians and Woolwich Township requires 14.2. According to the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce’s physician recruitment initiative, there are an estimated 296 family physicians (totalling 216 FTEs) currently practicing in K-W. Based on a population of 327,800, K-W is under-serviced by 22 family physicians. The Chamber Health Care Recruitment
Council, launched in 1998, looks to recruit established physicians and medical school graduates to Kitchener-Waterloo. It’s been successful in finding doctors, but must compete with similar initiatives across the province and, indeed, the country. Already pressing to fill current shortfalls, its work will become even more important as 25 per cent of the area’s estimated 296 family doctors are expected to retire over the next five years. The retirement issue is not just a local concern, it’s a fact of life across the country – the average age of a physician in Canada is almost 50. According to the Canadian Medical Association, we need 26,000 doctors right now to meet the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) average of physicians per population. Some five million Canadians don’t have a family doctor. Already over-stressed, many doctors are limiting the scope of their practices. The medical association reports 60 per cent of family physicians either limit the number of new patients they see or do not accept any new patients at all. Small communities in particular have
» VERBATIM
been clamouring for more doctors. For years, Canadian doctors have been opting to practice in larger centres – even Kitchener has a problem attracting new recruits – or joining in the much-vaunted brain-drain to the U.S. Governments have had little success countering this trend. In recent years, CMA reports show fewer medical students are choosing family medicine as their desired goal – only 24 per cent of them selected that stream for their residency training. A perception of poor working conditions and low prestige is driving medical students into other fields, often as specialists, the CMA noted. With some 15 per cent of Canadians already without a family doctor, experts see this trend continuing, putting stress on government plans to boost primarycare services. Perhaps senior governments have some still-unknown strategy for increasing the number of physicians. While we have a right to be critical, admittedly, the healthcare file is a complicated one, sucking up money left, right and center. Until then, municipalities may have some small part to play.
» THE MONITOR
“The world should take this opportunity to remind the Chinese government of its poor record on human rights and religious freedom and the environment.”
Output slumped again in February, after recovering in January from a steep decline in December. Growth in Canada has been restrained by large drops in auto assemblies: auto output in Canada tumbled 23% in December.
The Dalai Lama suggests a course of action leading up to the Olympics
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» HARD TALK | RAFE MAIR
Harper’s party too sure God is on its side My mother taught me, as undoubtedly your Mom taught you, not to discuss sex, religion or politics -- the only things really worth discussing. May my mother’s soul rest in peace as I now discuss all three. There have been, over the past little while, two books on religion and they have been runaway bestsellers, God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens and The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. Both authors seek to demonstrate that religions are a bad thing. Why they took so many words to say this is beyond me for who could deny their case? It’s a slam dunk. Religions are why people kill each other as put so well by Macaulay in his “Lays of Rome”: And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods Permit me first to offer my definition of “fundamentalism” as the belief that the Bible must be literally taken as the “word of God.”
I daresay that the Christian religion has been responsible, in its time, for more deaths than any other means save natural causes. Let’s just look at a couple of lingering Christian hangovers. The Crusades, as George W. Bush discovered, is a white hot word in much of the Muslim world and his ignorant use of the word has contributed in no small way to the troubles in the Middle East and elsewhere. The 30 Years War ending with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 in essence (for the first time) created and defined nation states each with the right to Christian worship either as Protestants or Catholics while defining the issues and the future battlefields for which Europeans could thenceforth fight their wars. In fact, I would argue that the two World Wars are parts of the Westphalian hangover. The Roman Catholic Church, the largest of the Christian churches, having killed millions in the name of its particular Jesus, has a much more complicated and painful hangover than any other. The Catholic Church today is the catalyst for God only knows how many deaths in Africa because of its atti-
tude to birth control and AIDS. Rome, with an hypocrisy only religion could muster, denies the use of condoms but then, after the unwanted babies are born and AIDS extended, brings the mercy of God to the parents of unwanted children and the victims of AIDS. My own church, Anglican, to which I cling by the slenderest of threads, is self-immolating over the question of gay marriage and gay priests. Homosexuality, which unlike adultery and coveting other men’s wives, is not in the Ten Commandments, has torn out the guts of a major part of the “corporate church.” What is, to me, astonishing, is that, especially here and in the United States, organized and fundamentalist Christianity flourishes and more and more is controlling the political agenda including getting into wars which exude a strong odour of Christian versus Muslim. Whatever satisfaction the Christian churches may bring their communicants, they have presided over unending grief, prejudice and indeed violence for centuries and should be condemned by all who want to have a secular nation, not one run by people
who see the obligation they feel to their particular strand of Christianity as defining their obligation to the public which elects them. Am I too harsh? Take the case of criminal law. While no government in my lifetime has found a way to reform all criminals, some have tried. Conservatives on both sides of the 49th parallel care little for reform, but believe that punishment in ever increasing doses takes care of sinners. They have a substantial “hang ‘em high” philosophy, which, in the United States, has brought world leadership in persons jailed and persons executed. If one listens to the pronouncements of the Canadian Conservative Party it’s clear that they regard societal revenge – jail, jail, then more jail – as the fundamental tenet of the justice system. We’re coming to a federal election and the need for us to make up our minds about whom we should vote for. We are often advised to vote the man (woman) not the party. This advice can only come from people who don’t understand the system. MPs don’t much influence the sysSee MAIR »10
» INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | GWYNNE DYER
A course of action for Serbia after the sulking stops The rhetoric before the Serbian parliamentary election on May 11 was ugly enough, but it has got worse since. President Boris Tadic spun the outcome as a victory for the proEuropean Union forces when only half the votes were counted, which served his purposes as he is also the leader of the main pro-EU party, the Democratic Party. But when all the votes were counted it turned out that 48 per cent of Serbs had voted antiEU, and only 44 per cent pro-EU. (The rest voted for various small ethnicminority parties.) This doesn’t mean that the anti-EU, pro-Moscow forces will actually form the next government, because 30 parties ran in the elections and many different coalitions are theoretically possible. The negotiations between the parties are getting quite complicated, which is why President Tadic complained about “sickening post-election mathematics (that) betray the will of the citizens and dramatically change the strategic course of the country.” In other words, he fears that his side may not form the winning coalition. The swing party whose choice will ultimately decide the shape of the next government is the Socialist Party, once the political vehicle of strongman Slobodan Milosevic, whose panSerbian ambitions plunged former Yugoslavia into a decade of war. Since Milosevic died while on trial for war crimes before the United Nations tribunal at The Hague, the
Socialists have been trying to reposition their party, but their deepest instincts are certainly anti-EU. For the moment, the Socialists are talking about a coalition with the ultra-nationalist Radical Party (whose leader, Vojislav Seselj, is currently on trial at The Hague on war crimes charges) and the right-wing Serbian Democrats. All three parties dislike the European Union, admire Russia, refuse to accept the independence of Kosovo, and will not surrender war criminals to the Hague tribunal. So you’d think it would be an easy deal to strike, but it’s not. As Tadic put it, a socialist-nationalist coalition would probably be “a short trip on the Titanic.” A country with a stagnant economy and 18 per cent unemployment really needs the influx of aid and investment that the EU can provide and Russia cannot. Moreover, some of the Socialists, whose 20 seats in parliament are indispensable to any coalition, want to remake their party as a modern, moderate left-wing party that would not be out of place in any EU member country. That ambition would incline them towards a coalition deal with Tadic’s Democratic Party, which is why the Radical leader recently warned Tadic to keep his party’s “Mafioso, thieving, criminal” hands off the talks between the extreme nationalist parties and the Socialists. It really isn’t possible to predict how long the horse-trading will last, or what kind of Serbian government will emerge from these negotiations. The only safe prediction is that the next government will indulge in much wishful thinking (or just plain hypocrisy) about Kosovo.
Kosovo province was the cradle of Serbian nationhood in early medieval times, but now 90 per cent of its two million people are Muslim Albanians who would rather die than live under Serbian rule. Serbia lost Kosovo nine years ago, after Milosevic’s savage repression there caused NATO and the EU to wage a brief war to force Serbian troops out, and its formal independence early this year was inevitable (although illegal under international law). It’s over: Kosovo is not coming back. But no Serbian politician can publicly admit this and survive, so even Tadic, who wants Serbia to join the European Union, must pretend that getting Kosovo back is a condition of membership. Serbia’s wound is admittedly fresher, but it’s as if Mexican elections were dominated by the question of how to get California back, or German elections by the lost provinces of Silesia and East Prussia. The EU really wants Serbia to join, not because it has any great economic or strategic value but because if the nationalist fever struck there again it could still destabilize the whole Balkans. Just before the election Brussels signed a Stabilization and Association Agreement (the
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first step towards EU membership) with the caretaker government in Belgrade to show Serbian voters that they really were welcome in Europe. But the EU will not yield on its demand that Serbia hand over the war criminals, which may queer the whole deal. Many Serbs believe that their alternative is a close relationship with Moscow, which is outraged by the West’s disregard for international law. Russians do have a genuine emotional attachment to Serbia, so the word “friendship” is not entirely out of place. But great powers do not have friends; they have interests –and Russia’s interests do not include getting into a major confrontation with the West over Serbia. It will be sympathetic to Serbia, but not very helpful. So there is no crisis. Serbia will get a pro-EU government that gets on with negotiating the country’s membership, or it will get a socialist-nationalist coalition that takes “a short trip on the Titanic.” But even the Serbs are not ready for another war, so it will be a purely Serbian shipwreck – and then there will be another election (the ninth since 2000) and they will try to get the right answer again.
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The Observer | Saturday, May 24, 2008
Mair: No place for religion in the way we run the country Âť From page 9
tem much less run it. In order to have some understanding of what a government will do, one must know something about where parties stand and upon what principles they will govern. I don’t want a party with Christian moral principles. If nothing else, I see where that’s taken America, and by extension Canada, under the Bush II regime. I don’t want Christian principles. I want decent decisions based upon justice for all and sound judgment in the public interest. But does that, for my vote, exclude the deeply religious?
Yes. I don’t want criminal law or social laws or human rights based upon fundamentalists’ notion of Christian principles. Indeed, I don’t want government by people who, in order to get political support, must pander to the religious right. Does this all mean that I reject the teachings of Jesus? No, I reject government based upon what someone thinks was the message of Jesus or the word of God or both. I support with every fibre of my being the right of people to hold whatever religious views they wish – I simply don’t want to be governed by them.
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Getting back to nature in the garden VANESSA MOSS The traditional May 24 weekend of planting is now underway and this year, in response to customer demand, local greenhouses are offering more environmentally friendly approaches to gardening. These include choosing drought-tolerant plants to limit the drain on water supplies, using organic fertilizers such as chicken, cow and sheep manure and picking nematodes over pesticides. The latter are “good grubs that eat bad grubs,” explained Rosie Lombaert, owner of Belgian Nursery in Breslau. All three of these practices have been increasing in popularity over the last five years, said Kelly Williams, owner of Stonehaven Farm Greenhouses in Elmira. She has noticed that customers are asking her to order these supplies and are also sharing environmentally-friendly tips with each other while in line. “This is a trend that’s here to stay,” she said. “This is an area that people are showing more and more of an interest in.”
The need to find pesticide alternatives has increased considerably in since Waterloo Region passed a pesticide bylaw that came into effect last year, limiting the use of such chemicals. Pesticide use is prohibited throughout July and August, unless residents prove they have an infestation. Also, their use at any time of the year requires 24-hour notification with a lawn sign. Since this bylaw can be enforced by both police and municipal bylaw enforcement officers and includes most herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and “weed and feeds,” people took note and are turning to greenhouses for other solutions to their pest problems. “We’ve seen a huge drop in chemical use,” Williams said. A new and popular alternative this year is the nematodes, said Sandy Snider, owner of St. Jacobs Country Gardens. “You spray them in and they start eating the grubs; they eat and eat and eat until they can’t find any more grubs and they die.” Unlike ladybugs that get rid of aphids but then stick around and become
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As planting season moves into high gear, more of us are seeking out alternatives to chemicals
GOOD GRUB Sandy Snider of St. Jacobs Country Gardens shows off a new natural pesticide alternative: nematodes. These grubs eat lawnmunching insects and then die off. a problem, the nematodes get the job done and get out, leaving residents with a healthy, patch-less lawn, Snider said. They come in a small box that contains thousands of grub-eaters
in a sponge. Gardeners squeeze the sponge in warm water, stir it up and spray their lawns with the solution, making sure to keep the bottle moving so the nematodes come out.
This onetime procedure has to be applied between late April and June when insects are actively feeding and the nematodes are not in hibernation. By July, the grubs turn into beetles and the nematodes are no longer effective, explained Lombaert. So far, this natural pest control method seems to be working, as about three people per week are asking for it at St. Jacobs Country Gardens. “As soon as we put the nematode sign up, people started ordering: people have a great problem with the lawns this year,” Snider said. With a son in landscaping, Snider quickly became aware of the need to offer environmentallyfriendly gardening supplies, so she and her husband Keith “took the bull by the horns” and began offering products such as chicken manure. It provides a natural method of keeping squirrels from eating bulbs. “It’s non-threatening to the environment, to the soil it’s just an additive … but if it keeps something else away, this is fine too.” Other solutions like using human hair and
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Innovation, ideas needed to stay ahead of the food crisis Global food woes are being positioned as a crisis, but unlike other disasters, they didn’t sneak up on us and they aren’t solely a product of farmers getting more money for their crops, despite what some people would have you think. A chronic food shortfall among the world’s poorest people has existed for decades, sending 800 million people to bed hungry every night. Now, analysts, observers and others say that figure will
reach one billion. Rising food prices have more of an effect in underdeveloped countries where food prices are tied more closely to the price farmers receive for their crops. But everywhere, farmers’ costs are being driven up by skyrocketing oil prices. Hunger is global. As a journalist, I’ve seen it in the sprawling slums of Nairobi, Kenya, in the destitute interior of Belize near the Guatemala border, in the struggling Elizabeth Metis Settlement in northeast Alberta, and on street corners in downtown Detroit. Today, it’s not unusual to walk the streets of any Canadian city and be asked for money
for food. For whatever reason – political, social, cultural, agricultural – nowhere is spared from hunger. Global means everywhere, not somewhere else. The numbers, the expansiveness and the insidiousness of hunger can be discouraging. Suggesting any one entity can conquer hunger is asking too much. Global problems call for global solutions, and researchers everywhere need to chip in. Locally, Guelph took up the challenge 130 years ago, when the Ontario Agricultural College was given sole responsibility among the province’s universities for farm-related research. That calling was renewed and enhanced a few weeks ago with a new five-year, $300-million research agreement between the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the University of Guelph. The agreement gives the university the scope to be exactly what everyone says they want: a stable, well-resourced entity that can look at the big picture, tackle huge, nagging problems with the appropriate breadth of expertise, and be there with a dependable crew when new problems come along. And that’s why, when opinion-page headlines scream “Guelph should take on food crisis,� it’s important to realize the university and ministry is already a step ahead. It’s not necessary to start from Ground Zero. Instead, start by finding out what research expertise already exists, and match it to new global needs. So many of these needs are food related. It’s a natural fit. People might be surprised to know how much has already been developed
at Guelph, and how these developments help farmers feed Canada and the rest of the world. You’ve heard about the famous Yukon Gold potato and DHA-enhanced milk. But there’s also dozens of varieties of soybeans, wheat and corn, as well as asparagus, oats, peaches and berries, to name a few, that have been developed at Guelph. Most of this research was supported to some extent by the province. And there’s much, much more that’s taken place. A great deal of it has focused on helping farmers be as efficient as possible, to help keep the food prices in check. But now, those prices are inching forward. Food costs in Canada were up 1.2 per cent in April, compared to the same time last year. That’s not cause for panic, but given the way oil prices are rising unbridled, it’s concerning. Feeding the world goes hand in hand with maintaining biodiversity. That’s a role for researchers, for farmers and for taxpayers. In recognizing the International Day for Biological Diversity Thursday, the Paris-based International Federation of Agricultural Producers said farmers are willing participants in protecting the environment and enhancing biodiversity. But in fairness, it says, farmers shouldn’t have to bear all the expense of an improved environment. That’s a global matter, just like hunger, and it too requires a united effort and stable research infrastructure to address it. That system is in place. It’s recently been enhanced, to make it even more productive. The timing couldn’t be better.
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Wheelchair athlete ready to roll into Beijing MARC MIQUEL HELSEN When she heads to Beijing for the Paralympics in September, Elmira’s Katie Harnock will be venturing into precarious territory where friends become foes and where allegiances shift overnight. Regularly suiting up for the University of Alabama’s wheelchair basketball team, Harnock, donning the Team Canada jersey in China, will go head-to-head with at least three of her American teammates. “I have to go to school with them all year next year, and I really don’t want to hear about them beating us,” said Harnock with a chuckle. “I love playing against the U.S. I think that a lot of people love to see Canada play the U.S. The games are always the best games, always really close, they can always go either way; I think since I have friends on that team now, it’s only going to make it better. “We’re really good friends now; I didn’t know them that well when I went down there, so I wasn’t really sure how I would be received as a Canadian girl who plays against them … but now we’re really good friends. We really look for-
ward to playing against one another too,” said the 24-year-old, who just finished her first year of a general arts degree. In addition to playing wheelchair basketball for the university, Harnock will be studying business administration next winter. While she has represented her country at international championships for some three years, Harnock, a point guard with the national women’s squad, has never yet suited up for the Paralympics. She was cut from the final roster in 2004, and since that day has been working towards her goal of representing Canada in 2008 by competing at the highest levels, including numerous international tourneys. Needless to say, she’s eagerly anticipating the bigticket event. To maintain her place on the roster, Harnock is busy competing all year long. Because the calibre of wheelchair basketball at which she plays doesn’t exist in Canada, Harnock moved to Alabama, where she and her team compete in tournaments almost every weekend; this season they posted a stellar 33-4 season record. See BEIJING »17
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how good we’d be,” he said, reflecting on a team that was made up of a mix of returning veterans and some promWhen Sugar Kings generising acquisitions. al manager Keith Stewart “But I think the players was faced with the chalreally bought into (coach lenge of reassembling a Geoff) Haddaway’s system, squad last summer, he and it showed in the end. … knew he would have a real Everything just clicked and job filling in the signifiwe picked up a couple key cant holes left behind by additions in Patrick Shantz the departure of several and Troy Murray that really key players. shored up the defence and When all was said and that and we had the league done, and the team was MVP in (goalie Dan) Morready to go, Stewart was rison, so, things came toconfident he had put together.” gether a competitive team Elmira finished the season that would likely place in atop the league, boasting a the upper half of the Mid30-7-8-3 record for 71 points Western Junior Hockey in 48 games. The Listowel League standings. Cyclones, who had battled Almost a year later, the with the Kings for top spot GM concedes that he was for the greater part of the pleasantly surprised. season, finished in second “I knew we’d have a good ELMIRA KINGSplace 2007|08 with 63 SEASON points; the team but SUGAR I didn’t know
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» THE NOT-SO-GREAT OUTDOORSMAN | STEVE GALEA
Sometimes there’s nothing like a good poke in the eye I was just reading a story about an Australian swimmer who survived an attack by a 16-foot Great White shark. When things looked darkest, when that shark was pulling him under and tearing up his calf, this guy had the foresight and courage to poke that fearsome predator in both eyes. This simple, but time-honoured attack caused it to quickly relinquish its death grip on his leg and fade off into the murky depths, where I’m sure it promptly ran headfirst into a coral reef. I think there’s a lesson to be learned
here. Between you and me, I have always been an advocate of a good poke in the eye. I have the Three Stooges – Moe in particular – to thank for this. If you really think about it, a poke in the eye is simply the old-fashioned version of pepper spray. The difference is, you rarely have to rummage through your purse or backpack to find your fingers. If you do, it’s probably too late. More than that, I believe eye pokes are what allowed us to climb the evolutionary ladder to the rung that we currently cling to. Each one of us is, no doubt, the descendant of someone who successfully employed the eye-poke on a bigger, meaner creature. Please understand that I’m not advocat-
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shark turn tail and run, it ought to make a little old bear think twice, too. This, by the way, is the primary reason why I’d caution you to never annoy a concert pianist. Make no mistake, it’s much more difficult poking a bear in the eye than a shark. A bear, after all, can put his paw up vertically to the bridge of his nose to easily block the traditional fork-fingered poke. That’s why you need to be prepared to use two individual forefingers in coordination if you happen to be hiking in bear country. A shark, on the other hand, is tailor made for eye pokes since it can’t get a fin up to the bridge of its nose. In fact, See GALEA »17
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Track and field
Results from the WCSSAA and District 8 combined meet for EDSS, May 14-15, Kitchener Women
Senior 100-metre hurdles – finals
Midget 100-metre dash Semi-finals
Senior long jump
14th – Allana Davison 15.22 Midget 800-metre run 3rd – Jessie Lubert 2:42.56
Midget 1,500-metre run
1st – Olivia Charnuski 15.17 14th – Leah Martin 3.58 m 17th – April Herron 3.45 m
Senior javelin throw
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6th – Jessie Lubert 5:46.07 7th – Sarah Densmore 5:50.09
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Midget 4x100 metre relay
11th – Ashley Bauman, Nikki Hartwick, Allana Davison, Jessie Lubert 59.96
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The big ol’ dog is back in town George Thorogood and the Destroyers promise to rock the roof off Centre in the Square Although he doesn’t phrase it as such, George Thorogood applies the principles of kaizen – a continuous improvement cycle – to what he’s selling. In this case, hard-rockin’ blues designed to get audiences on their feet. “If you don’t make it better, then you might as well stop,” maintains the man who heads what’s styled the world’s greatest bar band. Quite simply, if people don’t dig what you’re doing, they’ll stop coming to your shows. Still going strong after 38 years in the business, Thorogood apparently continues doing something we want to see. In a phone interview from Kamloops, B.C. (he started his Canada-wide tour in Victoria May 13), Thorogood promises plenty of energy when he and The Destroyers hit Kitchener’s Centre in the Square May 28. With a catalogue spanning 12 studio albums – the most recent being 2006’s The Hard Stuff, plus another in the works for this year – Thorogood will certainly roll out a bevy of crowd-pleasers, including “Bad to the Bone,” “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer,” and “Move It On Over.” Even though it’s a theatre show, don’t expect any less intensity than he was rockVolumes BC Ad if5/16/07 11:39 in’ the seediest of saloons.
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what to expect. And those familiar with the music will get the full George Thorogood and the Destroyers experience if this is their first live show. There’s no resting on their laurels. “Reputation is what brings people into the venue to begin with. But you can’t rely on the reputation: when you get on the stage, you have to
live up to it or exceed it,” he said, noting anything less is a recipe for oblivion in the fickle world of rock ‘n’ roll. In that vein, the live show has to get better all the time. That’s been the goal since 1970, when the Delaware native became a full-time musician, playing in the clubs of the Boston area. From that bar scene, he and the
Destroyers gradually made their mark, starting with the release of Better Than the Rest in 1974. Things heated up with Move It On Over in 1978. The classic Bad to the Bone in 1982 sealed the deal. Today, the band shows no sign of slowing down. The Canadian tour was preceded by a slew of U.S. dates, and immediately following his stay in this country, Thorogood will be back on road south of the border with blues legend Buddy Guy in tow. Last year, the guitarist, singer and songwriter did more than 70 shows in the U.S., including headlining concerts, a dozen dates with Bryan Adams, performances at prestigious gigs like the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Memphis’ Beale Street Festival, Red Rocks in Colorado with Buddy Guy and Montreal’s International Jazz Festival, plus a tour of Europe. This year is shaping up to be even busier. “We’re hitting the ground running and not going to stop until we’re run over or left for dead. Remember, rock ‘n’ roll doesn’t sleep, it just passes out.” George Thorogood and the Destroyers, with guests Steven Kellogg & The Sixers, take possession of the stage at the Centre in the Square May 28 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $29-$75, available at the box office by calling 578-1570 or toll free 1-800-265-8977 or online at www.centre-square.com.
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ing, he thought to himself, then spurred his horse and rode away. What was the initial three-digit figure? A. You numberslingers know that two five-times reductions in sequence amounts to a 25-times reduction overall. Thus, if the sole remaining number were a 1, the original number would have been 25-not enough digits, say Jaime and Lea Poniachik in Hard-to-Solve Brainteasers. The same shortcoming rules out 2 or 3. Using 4, the initial reward would have to be 100, which wouldn’t work either. For a 5, 25 x 5 = 125 as the original number. In this case, erasing 1 leaves 25, or 1/5th of 125; then erasing the 2 leaves 5, which is again 1/5th of 25. Bull’s eye!
»» Q. “Cyborgs” like RoboCop (1987) that combine humans and machines might seem the most far-fetched of film creations. Could they ever make the long leap into reality? A. The seeds of these fictional hybrids already exist, says Sidney Perkowitz in Hollywood Science. In 2000, a Northwestern University researcher installed part of the living brain of a sea lamprey, an eel-like fish, into a small wheeled robot. Via implanted electrodes, the brain was connected to light sensors on the robot and to motors controlling its wheels, powering the brain-driven robot toward or away from light sources. Going even further, Miguel Nicolelis at Duke University implanted electrodes into a monkey’s brain (the brain lacks pain sensors) to connect the animal to an artificial arm that mirrored the movements of the monkey’s real arm. “Eventually, Nicolelis could train the monkey so that merely thinking about moving its arm moved the robotic arm correspondingly.” Then neurologist Phillip Kerney implanted electrodes into the brain of a stroke patient who could barely move. With training, the patient learned to move a computer screen cursor by thought alone! He could pick out letters to spell words, opening up for him once again the “blessing of communicating” with other people. All of these show that “hybrid connections are feasible, with potential to help the injured and even to expand human physical and mental capacities -- just as RoboCop is stronger and a better shot than any human policeman.”
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10 ROBERTA ST. ELMIRA ELMIRA RACEWAY ESTATES
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LOTS FOR SALE Country lots with high speed internet access, 40 to 45 minutes from K-W or Guelph. They are located in the small hamlet of Carthage. Individual well and septic. Great opportunity to build your own house or get us to customize a home for you. For more information please call Leon Excl.
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SPACIOUS FAMILY HOME 15 BROOKMEAD STREET, ELMIRA
$269,900 - Hrdwd flring in kitchen, dinette, living rm/ dining rm; ceramics foyer, laundry & ensuite; beautiful finished basement; central air; open concept bright home; backs onto green space; NEW MLS
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GREAT STARTER! Recent renovations featured in this three bedroom home with living/dining room, galley kitchen, 2 & 4 piece bathrooms, finished rec room, walkout to fenced yard backing to park. MLS. Call Bert for details.
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69 Mockingbird Dr., Elmira 1347 Martin Grove Rd., Woolwich DON’T MISS THIS BEAUTIFUL PRICED TO SELL - First time buyers make PRPOERTY - 3 min from Waterloo backing on this well kept and upgraded semi on quiet cul Conestoga River, bungalow w/walkout to patio features hardwood, laminate, carpet, window & doors replaced except bay, insul. Rec. rm flr, kitchen in basement, A/C, unique 2 level garage, 5000 sq ft incl. 1000 sq ft insul. & heated, septic tank 07. MLS. For a personal appointment call Paul 519-503-9533.
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de sac your first home. Move in and enjoy this spacious yard with 20’x30’ patio, mature trees. great view from the back yard. garden shed, new roof ‘06, laminate floors, oak cabinets in kitchen, appliances incl., speedy closing. MLS. For a personal appointment call Paul 519-503-9533
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725 REID CRESCENT, LISTOWEL $387,400 - Don’t miss this stunning custom built 2 storey backing onto Golf Course. Features maple kitchen with large eat-in and breakfast bar. Spacious foyer with maple & wrought iron railing, generous sized bedrooms. MLS. CALL WENDY TAYLOR** TO VIEW.
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9 CEDAR ST., W., ST. JACOBS FOR LEASE $15.00 SQ.FT. - Excellent retail/lease opportunity in busy downtown St. Jacobs. 990sq. ft. - 2 level retail with sep. office. Basement has approx 400 sq.ft. for storage or small living quarters. Natural lighting from skylight and large windows. MLS. CALL WENDY TAYLOR** TO VIEW.
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6 ARTHUR ST., NORTH, ELMIRA SPACE FOR LEASE $9.50 SQ.FT. - Ideal downtown location; Approx. 1,500 sq.ft. Unit was previously used as a hair salon w/8 stations, mirrors and 3 washing stations. Lots of electrical outlets. Sep. storage room & additional small room that would make a great tanning area. Front desk reception area. MLS CALL MILDRED FREY*** TO VIEW. 1381 KING ST., ST. JACOBS $845,000 - Impressive 3,000 sq.ft. historic 2 storey brick home in commercial setting. Set back from street to allow for people meandering about. Seasonal European style patio and food bar gives the property an abundant of charm. Ideal downtown location to be your own boss. MLS. CALL MILDRED FREY*** TO VIEW.
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3 Mockingbird Dr., Elmira 24 Tanager St., Elmira LOCATION PRIME LOCATION - close to PERFECT SIZED BUNGALOW - close to schools, this beautiful bungalow is well maintained on nice quiet crescent, has many upgrades incl. new maple kitchen in ‘06, laminated flrs, most windows replaced, ceramic tile foye & kitchen flr, main flr laundry, sliding door (07) off spacious dinette to covered patio, 5 potential bdrms spacious fenced yard, pool & deck. MLS. For a personal appointment call Paul 519-503-9533
catholic, public & secondary schools, Two gas fireplaces,40ft.+ of rec rm in basement, mud rm , large deck, backyard offers on ground pool & spacious deck, current owner installed gas furnace in 06, radiant & baseboard heat can be used as backup. seller will remove pool but if required by buyer. MLS. For a personal appointment call Paul 519-503-9533
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kitchen, gas fireplace, large island, walkout to stamped conc. patio sit & listen to the waterfall & birds chirp. Stroll upstairs to your mast bdrm with walkin closet and ensuite, 3 lrg bdrms. In-law suite on main flr, ad your touch to this unfin basement 1/4 mile to Golf course MLS. For a personal appointment call Paul 519-503-9533
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THANK YOU We wish to thank all who came to celebrate our 50th Anniversary open house with us, and also for all who sent cards and Best Wishes. You made our day special.
In loving memory of A. Mae Stickney (April 06 - May 93) our dear Mother, Grandmother & Great Grandmother. Two tired eyes are sleeping, Two willing hands are still, The one who worked so hard for us Is resting at God’s will, Her life was love & labor, Her love for family true, She did her best for all of us. We’ll always love & remember you especially as your flowers bloom in our gardens now. The Richmond family
-Gordon & Edna Martin
Tettman - Bryce, Amy (Nee Forsyth) and big brother Owen thank God for the early arrival of Emily Rose at McMaster Health Sciences Centre on April 24th, 5lbs 11oz. We witnessed miracles through the hands of the doctors during her stay at McMaster, her transfer to Sick Kids and since coming home. Our families have been overwhelmed by the support, prayers, thoughts & kindness of friends, colleagues and the community as Emily struggled to begin her journey. Emily is our angel from God.
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3 Bedrooms, Two 4 pc. baths, seperate dining and living room, eat-in-kitchen, hardwood floors, newer windows, attached garage, walkout basement, mature lot. 10 mins from Waterloo, 20 mins from Guelph. Well worth a look. MLS.
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Mature lot on edge of town, open concept with two bdrms. Finished basement with a walkout, perfect for an in-law setup. Lot features a insulated shed with hydro and woodstove hook-up perfect for the handyman. 20 minutes to the 401, 40 minutes to downtown London & Kitchener. Do not miss this one with a potential quick closing!
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LINWOOD -$424,900.00 3+1 bedroom, 3 bath, over 2600 sq ft. 3 finished levels, recently installed custom designed kitchen and den. Large 83x200 E SAL lot with mature perennial ATE V I beds and landscaping. PR Inground pool (new liner & cover), large deck with terrace, porch swing, double car heated garage, concrete drive, fireplaces, lots of built-in cabinets, hardwood flooring, sunken family room, tin ceiling, built-in appliances, main floor laundry. 7 kw natural gas stand by automatic generator.Call for viewing appt. 519-698-2319
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ALLISON, Cora (nee Whitaker)
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– Passed away after a courageous battle with cancer at Lisaard House, Cambridge, on Thursday, May 15, 2008, in his 60th year.
- Peacefully on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Jack Hansford, in his 69th year of St. Jacobs, formerly of Waterloo. VOLL, Eileen –
Peacefully, on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at Knollcrest Lodge, Milverton, Eileen Voll, in her 88th year, of Linwood.
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QUIET CRESCENT - Spacious 4 bedroom 3 bathroom home on a wooded lot. Large living room. Main flr family room w/fireplace & laundry. Newer furnace. Extra-deep dble. garage .MLS $399,900.
O’Connell, Mary Sylvia “Betty” (Mrs. Jack) Peacefully on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at K.W.Health Centre of Grand River Hospital. Betty (Wilson) O’Connell in her 83rd. year of Elmira. Beloved wife of the late Jack O’Connell (1996). Dear mother of Wendy and Al McCabe of Elmira, Mark and Pat O’Connell of Erin. Also lovingly remembered by her two granddaughters Jen (Jamie Crager) of Nebraska, Kate McCabe of Elmira. Betty was the last surviving member of her family having been predeceased by her parents Robert and Ruby (Ladd) Wilson and her three brothers William, Keith and Matthew. At Betty’s request cremation has taken place. There will be no funeral home visitation. A memorial service for family and friends to celebrate Betty’s life will take place at Gale Presbyterian Church, Elmira on Saturday, May 24th. at 2:00 p.m. with the Rev. Dr. Linda J. Bell officiating. Interment of cremated remains will take place in Elmira Union Cemetery. In her memory, donations to Grand River Regional Cancer Centre would be appreciated by the family as expressions of sympathy. Arrangements entrusted to the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira.
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NEW HOME 2164 SQ.FT. - Upper family room AND living room. Open concept main floor. 3 baths (ensuite) Walkin closet. Walkout from large kitchen. Main flr. laundry. Dble. garage. Quality constructed. (Other plans available). MLS $345,000.
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»» Jest for the Health of it, by Dr. Ken Shonk – Calvary United Church 50+ Group. Call Donna Robertson with any questions, 519-886-5301. Calvary United Church, Hawkesville Road, St. Jacobs, at 1 p.m. Free-will offering. »» Cholesterol Solutions – Woolwich Community Health Centre. Learn easy ways to improve you cholesterol levels, 7-9 p.m.; 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Call 519664-3794 to register. JUNE 1
»» St. Jacobs Reptile Expo – Woolwich County Community Centre. Featuring a wide variety of reptile breeders, dealers, retail stores, rescues and educational groups from all over Southern Ontario with many unique animals for sale and display. Fun for the whole family. Admission is $4/adult, $2/child under 12; 31 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 519-884-0246. »» Lions Foundation of Canada, Purina Walk For Dog Guides – Woolwich Community Lions Club. Registration starts at 8 a.m. Everyone is welcome, all ages and abilities with or without dogs. For more information, please call 519-669-5084. JUNE 3
»» Caregiver Coffee Hour – Woolwich Community Health Centre. Learn how to make home a safe place for a loved one who suffers from Alzheimers disease or related dementia; 10-11:30 a.m. at Chateau Gardens. For more information, call Lorraine at 519-664-3794 ext. 229.
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»» Robin in the Hood Medieval Festival. Join Robin Hood and his band of merry men for a day of fun in Sherwood Forrest from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; $4 per person, $12 for a family of 5. Fun for all ages. Magic shows, knights in battle, jesters, musicians, jugglers, a gypsy fortune-teller, comedy, and archery. Merchants will be selling jewellery, leather goods, armour, toys and other period novelties. See www.robininthehood.com.
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»» St. Jacobs Lions Community Fish Fry. Featuring Howell’s fish, adults $12.50, children (under 12) $6.50. Advanced tickets only. Wheelchair accessible. Woolwich Community Centre, 29 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs, 5-7 p.m. Call 519-664-3941.
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»» St. Jacobs Quilt Shows – Waterloo County International Quilt Festival. Featuring: Quilts for the World; A Sampling of Quilts, UFO’s and Tea; Contemporary Quilts; Church Theatre Trunk Show; Merchant Mall; The Quilt Gallery. Visit www. stjacobs.com for times and locations.
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»» St. Clements Parish Homecoming. Show and shine, car and antique tractor show 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Family games throughout the day, face painting, family soccer challenge. KIX Video Dance, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Silent Auction, 8-11 p.m.
JUNE 8
»» Wheels in Motion Fundraiser – Woolwich Physiotherapy. Wheel, run, or bike to raise funds for spinal cord injury/research. 2, 5 and 10K routes. This year’s event benefits the Weber family. Registration begins at 1 p.m. Free BBQ, prizes, wheelchair basketball, etc. For info, call 519-669-3014 or 519-669-2578.
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»» Wellesley Township Caregiver Group – Woolwich Community Health Centre. Receive tips on how to make an elderly or ill loved one meaningful to both of you; 2-3 p.m. at the WTC Health Centre. For more information, call Lorraine at 519-669-3794, ext. 229.
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JUNE 13
»» H.U.G.S. Program – Woolwich Community Health Centre. Topic: Savoury BBQ ideas with food safety in mind. For parents and their children (zero to five years); 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Call 519-664-3794 to register. »» 18th annual Garden Party – St. Teresa of Avila Church. Cold buffet will be served from 5-7:30 p.m. Dinner tickets $12 per adult, $6 per child 6 to 12 years, free children 5 years and under. Raffle, penny table, bingo and much more. Call church office for tickets, 519-669-3387.
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»» Beef/Pork BBQ dinner – Calvary United Church, St. Jacobs. Dinner with all the trimmings from 5-7 p.m. Adults $13, children 12 and under $6.50, preschoolers are free. Advance tickets only (deadline to order tickets is June 15) Call 519-644-2311 or Barb, 519-669-5912.
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»» Art Round the Pond – Wellesley Pond Restoration Group. A day of fine art entertainment featuring the talents of local artists and artisans. Rain or shine; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Submit calendar listings to info@observerxtra.com
for Elmira festival VANESSA MOSS
The Elmira Kiwanis Club is offering local residents a taste of the East Coast May 31 as it presents the 27th annual Lobsterfest at Lions Hall. “The food’s pretty tasty. I think we probably make the best lobster in Waterloo Region,” said club member Tony Dowling. This longstanding event consists of a hearty meal – lobsters, prime rib, salads, pies and drinks – followed by a dance lasting until midnight. Some 600 people normally come out to the fundraiser, which generates between $5,000 and $8,000 each time. Wonderful Wines “It’s nice. I think for years, it’s been kind of a have-to-go-to event. … There are people that come every year.” Dowling said he thinks the fest has become so popular for three reasons: the food, the fundraising and the fun. About 750 lobsters weighing one and a half pounds each are flown in from Shediac, New Brunswick on the morning of the event to guarantee freshness; seasoned veterans steam them to perfection. Working in groups of six at a time, the cooks steam the lobsters just enough to be safe to eat, but not to the point of becoming rubbery. “It can be a little finicky,” Dowling said. “It’s very important to get it right and our guys know how to do that.” Although the lobster itself is the big draw, fest-goers enjoy benefitting Kiwanis’ many causes, including the music festival, Meals-on-Wheels and the group’s $150,000 commitment to the Woolwich Memorial Centre. And besides those highlights, the entertainment and company make coming out worthwhile, Dowling said. “It’s a great chance to get out and meet people that maybe you haven’t had a chance to visit with for a long time.” Lobsterfest takes place May 31 at Lions Hall starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $46 and can be purchased by calling 519-669-3658 (day) or 519-669-5241 (evening). A $36 early-bird special is also available that includes dinner only at 5 p.m.
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